Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Have you heard of this one? There is this rumor all over college campuses about a mass murder that is predicted to take place on Halloween. This prediction was supposedly made on the Oprah show a couple of weeks ago by the same lady that predicted the OK bombing. Have you heard anything about this? Everyone here is talking about it. It's in the paper, it's on the radio, and students everywhere are scared. Please let me know whether you know if this is an urban legend or if I should get out of town that weekend. This is extremely important!

I told my mother-in-law about Snopes when she first *discovered* the computer and email a few years ago, but while she is a total believer in everything she forwards, she is skeptical of Snopes, so it was a lost cause.

Those urban legends are going to make it easy for some psycho-killer to wipe out a few of us one day - we will all be Snopesing when he sneaks in our window!Maybe it isn't such a bad thing to believe in forwards?

But I don't think anyone would believe that you bought this one, no...

The amazing thing is the life these urban legends have in them, despite being debunked year after year.

Even though our department was well aware they were urban legends, we'd still have to go on a heightened state of alert every year when the latest rumor passed through the mill because there was a chance - however slim - that someone would act on it and make it "legend" no more.

Of course, growing up I totally believed in the guy with the hook hand.

It *is* different, and I love me some crazy, huge, beefed-up Michael, you know? Like MM on steroids. *He* actually scares me in that film, instead of the atmosphere doing the scaring, like in the original.

That's why I had hopes for the newest films. I like the idea of Michael being giant-esque, massive and inescapable. But.....I also like a creepy but normal size Michael,too. :)

Halloween 6 does a good job of making me want to eat candy apples and candy corn and not be in my house alone during the day! I love it!

The theatrical version of H6 was not good at all in my opinion. The producer's cut was how H6 was intended. It has a better story, better soundtrack, and better flow. If you can find a copy of the producer's cut, pick it up as you will not be disappointed!

Ahh....Love me some urban legends! I too believed the "hook hand man" story with all my heart when I was a kid. Scared the living piss outta me!!!

As for Halloween 6, I absolutely HATED it when I first saw it, but I've recently re-watched it and have come to appreciate it. It isn't a great film, mind you, but it does have some wonderful moments. The atmosphere is fantastic throughout, and there are some great performances. Of course, the film was plagued by problems, most notably the death of Donald Pleasence, and it makes for an uneven film. Its biggest strength is also its greatest flaw: the incorporation of celtic lore into the story. While the "Thorn cult" is a fascinating idea, it also serves to de-mystify Michael Myers.

I haven't seen the "Producer's Cut", but everyone seems to be of a mind that it is a better film overall. It's a shame that Disney won't release this version of the film, but what can you do? I'd love to see it, as my most recent viewing of this film really struck me with one thought: this was ALMOST a great movie.